Hyderabad Lakes

A new row emerged as Telangana BJP chief, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, called the famous 'Hussain Sagar' lake in Hyderabad as 'Vinayaka Sagar' while lashing out at the TRS-led Telangana government for its alleged non-arrangement for the Ganesh festival.

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the immersion of idols of Lord Ganesh in the Hussainsagar lake in Hyderabad but made it clear that the permission was being granted only for this year. The bench-headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana also directed th

After two spells of massive downpour in Hyderabad last week that killed 70in Telangana, breached at least three major lakes, causing heavy flooding and havoc in many parts of the city, the administration is now gearing up for more rain. The weather office has warned of heavy rain for the next three to days too.

Heavy overnight rain left several parts of Hyderabad flooded. The heavy rain caused the Hyderabad's Balanagar Lake breach its boundaries last night, causing huge flash floods in nearby areas.

Heavy overnight rain left several parts of Hyderabad flooded, days after deadly downpour left at least 50 people dead and caused damage worth thousands of crores in Telangana. The Balanagar Lake in the state capital breached its boundaries last night, causing huge flash floods in nearby areas.

The weather department has downgraded the 48-hour high alert in Telangana from red to yellow as it has stopped raining after three days. However, the continuous and heavy rains have left northern and eastern parts of the state, especially Warangal, flooded prompting the Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao-led administration review the disaster relie...

The story of a seven-year-old girl, named Jannat, who has been cleaning Dal Lake in Srinagar for two years, has been published in a textbook that has been included in the curriculum of a Hyderabad-based school.

A body of a woman wrapped in a plastic cover was found floating in a lake in Hyderabad on Saturday, the police said today.The limbs of the body were tied with a cloth, they said, adding that they were alerted about it by locals.A murder case has been registered against unknown person.

The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued notices to the Telangana government and its Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao, as respondents, for allegedly violating a government order that protects the Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar reservoirs - built to meet the drinking water needs of Hyderabad.

Tragedy struck two men who were taking bath in a lake and recording a video of it on mobile app TikTok on the outskirts of Hyderabad as one of them allegedly drowned, police said on Thursday.

A couple allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a lake in Keesara area near Hyderabad along with their two minor daughters, including a six-month-old, who died in the incident, police said on Tuesday.

Three people died as Hyderabad was lashed for five hours by heavy rain, triggered by a cloudburst, on Monday, leaving the city paralysed. While it hasn't rained this morning, the weather office predicts more rain today.The heavy rain led to Saroornagar Lake in the city spewing foam and froth which entered nearby residential colonies.

The immersion of Ganesh idols was underway in the Hussain Sagar lake and other water bodies in the city since early morning, marking the conclusion of the 11-day 'Vinayaka Chaviti' festival.

Hyderabad, at one time famous for its picturesque lakes, is offering a very different picture now. At one of the city's biggest lakes, Rampally, located 30 km from the heart of Hyderabad, 30,000 fish were found dead earlier this week.

Like Bengaluru, Hyderabad was known as a city of lakes from the days of the Nizams and the Qutb Shahis. But in the last few decades, Hyderabad's lakes have been encroached by big builders, who have destroyed the impressive man-made water storage system that helped keep drought and flood at bay. And now, the government's beautification of the lakes ...

A new row emerged as Telangana BJP chief, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, called the famous 'Hussain Sagar' lake in Hyderabad as 'Vinayaka Sagar' while lashing out at the TRS-led Telangana government for its alleged non-arrangement for the Ganesh festival.

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the immersion of idols of Lord Ganesh in the Hussainsagar lake in Hyderabad but made it clear that the permission was being granted only for this year. The bench-headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana also directed th

After two spells of massive downpour in Hyderabad last week that killed 70in Telangana, breached at least three major lakes, causing heavy flooding and havoc in many parts of the city, the administration is now gearing up for more rain. The weather office has warned of heavy rain for the next three to days too.

Heavy overnight rain left several parts of Hyderabad flooded. The heavy rain caused the Hyderabad's Balanagar Lake breach its boundaries last night, causing huge flash floods in nearby areas.

Heavy overnight rain left several parts of Hyderabad flooded, days after deadly downpour left at least 50 people dead and caused damage worth thousands of crores in Telangana. The Balanagar Lake in the state capital breached its boundaries last night, causing huge flash floods in nearby areas.

The weather department has downgraded the 48-hour high alert in Telangana from red to yellow as it has stopped raining after three days. However, the continuous and heavy rains have left northern and eastern parts of the state, especially Warangal, flooded prompting the Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao-led administration review the disaster relie...

The story of a seven-year-old girl, named Jannat, who has been cleaning Dal Lake in Srinagar for two years, has been published in a textbook that has been included in the curriculum of a Hyderabad-based school.

A body of a woman wrapped in a plastic cover was found floating in a lake in Hyderabad on Saturday, the police said today.The limbs of the body were tied with a cloth, they said, adding that they were alerted about it by locals.A murder case has been registered against unknown person.

The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued notices to the Telangana government and its Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao, as respondents, for allegedly violating a government order that protects the Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar reservoirs - built to meet the drinking water needs of Hyderabad.

Tragedy struck two men who were taking bath in a lake and recording a video of it on mobile app TikTok on the outskirts of Hyderabad as one of them allegedly drowned, police said on Thursday.

A couple allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a lake in Keesara area near Hyderabad along with their two minor daughters, including a six-month-old, who died in the incident, police said on Tuesday.

Three people died as Hyderabad was lashed for five hours by heavy rain, triggered by a cloudburst, on Monday, leaving the city paralysed. While it hasn't rained this morning, the weather office predicts more rain today.The heavy rain led to Saroornagar Lake in the city spewing foam and froth which entered nearby residential colonies.

The immersion of Ganesh idols was underway in the Hussain Sagar lake and other water bodies in the city since early morning, marking the conclusion of the 11-day 'Vinayaka Chaviti' festival.

Hyderabad, at one time famous for its picturesque lakes, is offering a very different picture now. At one of the city's biggest lakes, Rampally, located 30 km from the heart of Hyderabad, 30,000 fish were found dead earlier this week.

Like Bengaluru, Hyderabad was known as a city of lakes from the days of the Nizams and the Qutb Shahis. But in the last few decades, Hyderabad's lakes have been encroached by big builders, who have destroyed the impressive man-made water storage system that helped keep drought and flood at bay. And now, the government's beautification of the lakes ...